WRITE / LEARN / LEAD

A Collection of Knowledge from the National Writing Project

Today's Reasons Why We Need Students to Write for Authentic Audiences

AUTHOR: Katie McKayFROM THE BLOG: Katie McKay shares the process and examples of student work from a year-long journey of deep professional development to create responsive curriculum that grows authentic, enthusiastic, and motivated writers in elementary classrooms.

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Teachers, Park Rangers #WriteOut for Learning

AUTHOR: Sarah JacksonFROM THE BLOG: A unique collaboration encouraged educators to take their students out of classrooms and into public spaces and parks to write and create.

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NWP Midwest Conference — Connect. Collaborate. Learn.

AUTHOR: Mark DziedzicFROM THE BLOG: "Connect. Collaborate. Learn. Yes, that was the conference tagline, but more importantly, that tagline established the guiding principles from inception to completion of the conference."

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Everyone's a Writer: Writing Arguments with English Learners

AUTHOR: Kate RowleyFROM THE BLOG: Kate Rowley writes on how a team of UCLA Writing Project teacher-consultants worked to bring meaningful literacy and writing experiences to English learners whose classrooms often exist in isolation, using resources from our College, Career, and Community Writers Program (C3WP).

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Resources and articles created and curated by National Writing Project site leaders to support classroom practice, teacher leadership, and professional development.

The National Writing Project focuses the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of our nation's educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners.

The National Writing Project focuses the knowledge, expertise, and leadership of our nation’s educators on sustained efforts to improve writing and learning for all learners. Visit us at www.nwp.org or email us at nwp@nwp.org.